Trash

Gov. Josh Green said he has put in a formal request for a presidential major disaster declaration so that the federal government will be able to cost-share with the state and county on recovery efforts.

Department of Environmental Services Director Roger Babcock explains the newest food composting program rolling out across Oʻahu in a handful of pilot communities.

House Bill 644 would prohibit the sale, distribution or use of single-use plastic ware that contains perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl — also known as PFAS.

A measure going through the state Legislature this year seeks to strengthen last year’s ban on building landfills too close to water sources — but now the bill could undo that ban altogether.

Sustainable Coastlines Hawaiʻi is celebrating 15 years as an organization. Over the past decade and a half, the group has cleaned up over 750,000 pounds of trash and reached more than 50,000 volunteers.

The administration wants to expand the Waimanalo Gulch Sanitary Landfill in West Oʻahu, which is scheduled to close in 2028 — ahead of reaching capacity.

Marine biologist Nicole Yamase and filmmaker Daniel Lin spoke to The Conversation's Catherine Cruz about the film "Remathau: People of the Ocean."

The City and County of Honolulu says it’s out of options and is considering expanding the Waimanalo Gulch Sanitary Landfill by 3.7 acres. HPR's Ashley Mizuo has the latest update on this yearslong development.

At the first annual Hack-A-Thon contest to search for the next best marine debris cutting tool, seven contestants competed with their hand-made tools in front of a live audience and judge panel at the Waikīkī Aquarium.

Public sculpture artist Jodi Endicott spoke to The Conversation's Catherine Cruz about her passion for turning marine debris into art, highlighting the effects plastics have on our environment.